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How to pronounce repair in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, restore, touch on
Type of meliorate, better, improve, ameliorate, amend
Has types piece, troubleshoot, reheel, trouble-shoot, tinker, sole, revamp, resole, repoint, cobble, vamp, darn, fiddle, fill, heel, patch, patch up, point
Derivation repairer, reparation


She repaired her TV set.
Type Words
Synonyms amend, rectify, remediate, remedy
Type of right, correct, rectify
Derivation reparation


repair an oversight.
Type Words
Synonyms fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
Type of improvement
Has types restoration, restitution, reconstruction, quicky, quickie, quick fix, patching, maintenance, darning, care, upkeep, band aid
Type Words
Synonyms animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, revive, revivify, vivify
Type of perk up, arouse, energize, stimulate, energise, brace
Verb group come to, revive, resuscitate


This treatment repaired my health.
Type Words
Synonyms compensate, indemnify, recompense
Type of pay
Has types give
Derivation reparation


One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich.
Type Words
Synonyms resort
Type of travel, move, locomote, go


He repaired to his cabin in the woods.
Type Words
Synonyms hangout, haunt, resort, stamping ground
Type of country, area
Has types gathering place
Type Words
Type of condition, status


the building was in good repair.

Examples of repair

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As tracks age, these are usually the spots where the asphalt needs repair first.
From the news-journalonline.com
Chu previously said that one of the caverns storing government oil needs repair.
From the bloomberg.com
He bends the front fork the first day out, and works for Len to earn its repair.
From the denverpost.com
Teams can repair or replace any part along the way except the main engine block.
From the ocregister.com
Top draft pick Derrick Morgan had surgery Wednesday to repair his torn left ACL.
From the sfgate.com
Hair oils are also highly effective in helping to repair tresses and tame frizz.
From the expressandstar.com
These findings could be valuable for both turning on and off the repair process.
From the sciencedaily.com
Our main focus is collision work, to repair a vehicle to pre-accident condition.
From the democratandchronicle.com
I constantly sew on ribbons and repair my ballet shoes to make them last longer.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
  • The act of putting something in working order again
  • A formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair"
  • Compensate: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
  • Haunt: a frequently visited place
  • Move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
  • Maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) involves fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it become out of order or broken (known as repair, unscheduled or casualty maintenance). ...
  • (REPAIRED) a mechanical restoration to a coin.
  • (Repairing) At all times during the term to repair (include renewing), maintain, cleanse and keep the demised premises and each and every part thereof in good and substantial repair.